Work isn't what it used to be.

A rigorous and imaginative proposal for companies and workers to successfully face new ways of working and living.

Is salaried employment a good invention?

Why do we work the way we do?

Are robots going to take our jobs?

These are some of the questions we ask ourselves in a time of uncertainty, aware that labor relations have changed drastically: our parents had only one job in their lives, we will have different ones throughout our lives, and our children will have an average of seven jobs at once.

Workers, unions, and regulators are already reacting to new labor paradigms such as digital platforms and teleworking, and the effects can be seen in pension systems or education. All the pieces on the board are moving, and adaptability is and will be the main virtue for facing present and future challenges.

In El trabajo ya no es lo que era, with the aim of outlining the new scenario of the labor world and offering a map to guide us in an extraordinarily changing environment, Albert Cañigueral rigorously analyzes the weaknesses of the current system that force an urgent review of social agreements around work. In addition, he proposes seven realistic utopias that both professionals and companies can explore starting today.

Reviews:
«We don't know for sure what the future of work will be like, but Albert Cañigueral's book, the result of rigorous work, raises the questions we are asking ourselves as a society and offers innovative answers.»
Luz Rodríguez, professor at the University of Castilla-La Mancha and lead researcher at Digital Work

«Our relationship with work is changing, and this objective, documented, and proactive reflection that avoids dogmatism was very necessary.»
Genís Roca, co-author of Big Data para directivos and coordinator of Catalunya 2022

«Throughout history, the end of work has been announced many times, when in reality it was only the end of a certain way of working. This is what is happening today and presages important social changes. Cañigueral invites reflection from the honesty of recognizing that no one knows what the future will be like, from the audacity of daring to imagine it, and from the conviction that it is much better to dedicate efforts to building the future than to speculate about it.»
Joan Coscubiela, director of the School of Work of CC.OO.

«A fascinating and essential book for anyone who wants to understand the transformation of the social contract and the implications for workers and society as a whole.»
Carmen Pagès Serra, head of the Labor Market division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

«In a context of uncertainty, it is essential to establish a new labor framework that results in greater benefits for citizens, administration, and companies. El trabajo ya no es lo que era offers the essential elements for reflection for this debate.»
José Luis Zimmerman, director of the Spanish Association of Digital Economy (ADigital)